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Charlie

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About Me

Now 23 and enjoying Iraq as much as possible. I have it kind of cushy as far as sand and dust can make a really hot environment cushy, but I know lots of other troopers have it a bunch rougher. What I do can change on a day to day basis but thats... well its not good but I probably complain about it too much to be bad.I'm putting money toward a 2009 BMW 328Ci with lots of the bells and whistles and it'll be ready for me when I get back from Iraq and I absolutely can't wait.I'm looking forward even more than that to return home on R&R leave (currently at an unknown date and time) too see my friends and family and most particularly one Miss Bonny.

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My Interests

Anything that can keep my attention, and that isn't terribly hard to do. Shiny objects are included. But movies always do the trick (more so if Hollywood could produce something original, i.e. not a remake and not a sequel). Staying fit and leading a social life/social weekends keeps me happy and busy.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone and Everyone. Lord knows where I'll be so I've got a fair chance of running into anyone. *I had no idea this statement was so true... However, as I'll be in Germany chances of running into too many Americans stateside are ... well none. I can meet them in Germany much easier, but I hope to meet people from all over as I plan to visit all over and hopefully run into Americans just about everywhere too. It'll be fun.

Music:

Nickelback, Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Story of the Year, Switchfoot, Goo Goo Dolls, Soundtracks, rock, rap, R&B, swing, techno, country, have I missed anything yet because I'll probably listen to it.

Movies:

10 Thing I hate about you, 13th warrior, 40 year old virgin, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Airheads, Akira, Anchorman, Band of Brothers, Army of Darkness, Art of War, Big Hit, Big Lewbowski, Black Hawk Down, Blazing Saddles, Blues Brothers, Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Boondock Saints, Bubba Ho-Tep, Collateral, Crouching Tiger Hiden Dragon, Con Air, Die Hard Trilogy, Equilibrium, Euro-Trip, Family Guy presents: Stewie Griffin, the Untold Story, Few Good Men, Fifth Element, Gattaca, Gladiator, Goofy Movie, Grandma's Boy, Happy Gilmore, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Heat, Incredibles, Infernal Affairs, the Island, Unleashed, Kill Bill, Last of the Mohicans, Last Samurai, Man on Fire, the Mexican, Monty Python's Holy Grail, Much Ado About Nothing, Munich, Napoleon Dynamite, Negotiator, Office Space, Old School, Ong Bak, Phone Booth, Pleasantville, Powerpuff Girls Movie, the Professional, Punisher, Red Sonja, Replacement Killers, the Rock, the Rocketeer, Saint, Sahara, Saving Private Ryan, Saving Silverman, School of Rock, Seven, Stargate, Starship Troopers, Star Wars, Super Troopers, S.W.A.T., Tears of the Sun, Thin Red Line, Three Amigos, Three Musketeers, Toy Story, Training Day, Troy, True Lies, Unbreakable, Underworld, Untouchables, Waiting..., We Were Soldiers, Windtalkers, Fearless, The Protector, Doom, and the list goes on and on (if thats not already apparent).

Television:

Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, Adult Swim, Tom and Jerry, the War at Home, Titus, the Boondocks, Comedy Central Presents, etc.

Books:

Once Upon an Eagle, If You Survive, the Dragonlance novels, mostly fantasy and fiction.

My Blog

1 Year and 4 Days in MNT TRP

Well it may still be the 8th in the States but its certainly the 9th here.  That makes 1 year and 4 days as a Platoon Leader and as a member of Maintenance Troop, RSS, 2 SCR.  Its been an od...
Posted by Charlie on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:08:00 PST

1 Month in Iraq

Hi Everyone,Its been more like 2 weeks i guess in iraq but a month or so deployed.  Probably a little longer.  I'm not good at keeping track of days and its actually helping it go by a lot f...
Posted by Charlie on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:55:00 PST

1 Year and 1 Day as a 2LT

So I've been meaning to write about this. I was thinking now or on June 2nd when it'd be one year on active duty.  I think here is more apt (well, yesterday would have been better) as so much as ...
Posted by Charlie on Sun, 13 May 2007 01:27:00 PST

Yes! I'm semi - amazing!

As much as i'm not a huge fan of working until ... 7:45/8:00pm or so and to be fair it wasn't all work at that time.  it was waiting for my buddy LT to drive me back to my car, and i got to help ...
Posted by Charlie on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:54:00 PST

in germany how long already...

yeah i know and i haven't said a thing.  not sure if there's too much to say.  there is but the general level of understanding is going to vary on some topics from person to person.  ho...
Posted by Charlie on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:47:00 PST

Troops

I've been thinking a couple thoughts for awhile and keep finding things that only make me think them stronger.  Start Here. Enlarging the picture helps some. Every day I try to watch the news.&nb...
Posted by Charlie on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:34:00 PST

Update

So here we are.  I just spent a little over 7 weeks in Ft. Sill Oklahoma doing this new Basic Officer's Leadership Course phase II and ... yeah that was a pretty big waste of time, at least train...
Posted by Charlie on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:07:00 PST

helpful reminder to me

"Malo mori quam foedari" ("I would rather die than be dishonored")
Posted by Charlie on Fri, 19 May 2006 03:11:00 PST

begining of the end

so here we are with a week of classes and a week of finals and then on to live the rest of my life.  1 day less than 2 weeks until i walk across a stage and months later they mail me my diploma.&...
Posted by Charlie on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:45:00 PST

I need a new hobby because everyone has gone on spring break before me

WOULD YOU RATHER... 1. pierce your nose or tongue? not going to lie, i'm not about to get either2. be serious or be funny? funny is always more fun but there are certain times when seri...
Posted by Charlie on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:57:00 PST